The Siskiyou Writer’s Club had a great meeting last Thursday, an outdoor barbeque at the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens. The club selected Mike Grifantini’s story, Butterfly — A Love Story, as its selection for the month. Butterfly—A Love StoryWritten By, Mike Grifantini The first time I saw her, she was standing along […]
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Addressing the Climbing Gas Prices
Source: Assemblywoman Megan Dahle Newsletter Californians are currently facing some of the highest gas prices in the nation. This is primarily due to the fact that we bear the heaviest gas taxes and fees among all 50 states‚ amounting to well over a dollar for every gallon of gas pumped. […]
Klamath National Forest Lifting Closure on the Oak Knoll and Scott River Ranger Districts
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., September 29, 2023— Due to excellent progress on fire suppression and repair activity on the Happy Camp Complex, the Klamath National Forest is reducing the area under emergency closure order. Forest Order 05-05-23-10 replaces the previously issued order 05-05-23-09, effectively lifting the eastern section […]
Water rights reformers scored only a minor victory in the Legislature
by CalMatters, CalMatters Network September 17, 2023 A centerpiece of California’s perpetual political and legal wrangling over allocation of water is the complex array of rights that stretch back to the earliest years of statehood in the 19th century. Simply put, those who claimed water before 1914, when the state […]
Gavin Newsom signs law boosting minimum wage for fast-food workers. Is $20 enough?
by CalMatters, CalMatters Network September 28, 2023 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Earning $17 an hour at a Los Angeles Jack-in-the-Box, Anneisha Williams has struggled for years to keep up with rent and […]
GREAT LEADERSHIP IS THE KEY TO RETAINING GREAT PEOPLE
The best way to strengthen your volunteer fire department is through excellent leadership! Learn the skills to help, recruit and retain the best people in your community. The highly interactive course will explore the dynamics of leadership and what the current fire service demands. Continental breakfast both days, lunch on day one […]
Unscheduled Vacancy on the Local Child Care Planning Council for Terms Ending 2025
County of Siskiyou Press Release Laura Bynum, Clerk of the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors announces that there is one unscheduled vacancy on the Local Child Care Planning Council for terms ending February 28, 2025, for a Provider Representative. The Local Child Care Planning Council was established in 1998 as […]
Letter Concerning Regulation of Minimum Flows
Members of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), I am writing this letter today to express my concern regarding the regulation of minimum flows in the Scott and Shasta River Watersheds. There are three major concerns that I believe require attention before any decisions regarding minimum flows […]
Meet the Candidates, Be an Informed Voter
The intention is to have as many Republican candidates as our Siskiyou Patriots guest speakers before the holidays are upon us. Remember, the primaries in CA are now on March 5th. Here is our lineup for the guest speakers at the Siskiyou Patriots meeting in the coming months:
Siskiyou – Tobacco-Free Behavioral Health is Fighting Health Inequity
People with severe mental or substance use disorders are 5 times more likely to smoke. Therefore, smoking is their leading cause of death. Unfortunately, much of the healthcare focused on these groups does not address tobacco. These groups are less likely to be offered tobacco quit support. However, a tobacco-free […]